Teaching History.org
What Is It?
Preparing and modifying primary source documents
so that all students can read and analyze them in their history classrooms.
Rationale
Although they are useful for engaging students in
the past, and teaching them to think historically, primary source documents
often use antiquated or complex language. This can pose a challenge even for
able readers, let alone those who read below grade level. Adapting a variety of
historical documents for use in the classroom will allow students greater
access to important reading and thinking opportunities.
Description
Adapting documents for the classroom includes the
use of excerpts, helpful head notes, and clear source information. It means
adjusting documents for non-expert readers and making them shorter, clearer,
and more focused. Adaptations can also include simplifying syntax and
vocabulary, conventionalizing punctuation and spelling, cutting nonessential
passages, and directing attention to a document's key components.
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